"lock" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

lock verbo

lock + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
lock eyes • lock one's arms • lock horns • lock the door • lock one's hands • ...
verbo + lock
Kolokacji: 8
find locked • keep locked • start locking • avoid locking • remember locking • ...
lock + preposición
Kolokacji: 37
lock up • locked into • lock down • lock behind • lock onto • lock out • ...
lock + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 35
locked away • locked together • securely locked • automatically lock • locked tight • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(3) securely, tightly, firmly
Kolokacji: 3
(4) automatically, mechanically
Kolokacji: 2
(5) tight, carefully
Kolokacji: 2
1. locked tight = zamknięty na klucz mocno locked tight
  • Inside it, she carefully locked the door before going into her small office.
  • An hour later, he let himself out of his house, carefully locking the door behind him.
  • They left the apartment and she carefully locked the door.
  • Then, carefully locking the door behind him, he went out along the hall.
  • He kept it carefully locked inside an old wooden box.
  • She switched on the light, then closed and carefully locked the door.
  • He carefully locked the door behind him, shutting out the world again.
  • He had carefully and painfully locked away that part of him.
  • He carefully locked the door and silently left the apartment.
  • Some of my clothes and camera cases were in the back seat so I carefully locked the doors.
(6) open, actually
Kolokacji: 2
(7) permanently, temporarily
Kolokacji: 2
(8) simply, literally
Kolokacji: 2
(9) quickly, suddenly, promptly
Kolokacji: 3
(10) immediately, instantly
Kolokacji: 2

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